My baby got scratched

**BigRed** · 03-18-2015, 06:54 PM

No, not the bike. It's my other baby, my brand new truck.

I park in a large public parking lot when I go to the office. I left work today and was greeted a by nice 6 inch scratch right in the middle of the driver's side door of my 3-week old truck.

The Buick parked right next to my truck is the prime suspect but I have no proof.

There are things I would like to do to the a$$hole responsible for this...

Here is the photo of the damage:

The scratch appears smooth for the most part so it is probably just the clear coat that got roughed up. There are a couple of spots where I can feel it under my finger nails but the fingers go right over those spots so this appears to be just a surface scratch.

My question is...

Is this something that can be fixed with just some rubbing compound or am I looking at wet sanding first and then the rubbing compound followed by some polish?

Thanks

03-18-2015, 06:54 PM	#1
BigRed Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 765	My baby got scratched No, not the bike. It's my other baby, my brand new truck. I park in a large public parking lot when I go to the office. I left work today and was greeted a by nice 6 inch scratch right in the middle of the driver's side door of my 3-week old truck. The Buick parked right next to my truck is the prime suspect but I have no proof. There are things I would like to do to the a$$hole responsible for this... Here is the photo of the damage: The scratch appears smooth for the most part so it is probably just the clear coat that got roughed up. There are a couple of spots where I can feel it under my finger nails but the fingers go right over those spots so this appears to be just a surface scratch. My question is... Is this something that can be fixed with just some rubbing compound or am I looking at wet sanding first and then the rubbing compound followed by some polish? Thanks __________________ VBA #02996 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by BigRed; 03-18-2015 at 08:51 PM.
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